Heavy skies and wild mists over gleaming inner Loch Hourn, as seen from Buidhe Bheinn’s top. Behind us lurks a pitch-dark Sgurr a’ Mhaoraich, so we fear we’re in for rain – but it doesn’t come! Around Ladhar Bheinn in front of us there’s lots of light, reflected by the loch.

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